Helps for New Christians: Bible Reading in 3 parts
How do you, as a new Christian, tackle reading the Bible? What follows is a series of three posts from the archives to help spur you on.
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Helps for New Christians: Intro to the New Testament – Merkle
We want to help new Christians grow in their familiarity with the Bible. As part of this effort, we will post introductions […]
Helps for New Christians: The Spiritual Discipline of Reading the Bible
One of our great concerns here at Sherrill.blog is to encourage Christians to regularly read the Bible. To that aim, I would like to point you to a modern classic on reading the Bible.
Intro to the Gospels and Acts – Quarles
Charles Quarles delivers a medium-length article introducing us to the content, structure, and inter-relationships of the four Gospels and the book of […]
Introduction to the Book of James – Sproul
Over several decades, I have been helped by the ministry of the late R. C. Sproul. In the following recording, we get […]
Helps for New Christians: The Old Testament Song
Hello new Christian! When you are new to the faith, there is so much to learn. One basic you can master through […]
Helps for New Christians: Bible Book Overviews – Colossians
As a help for new Christians, you can listen to the following overview of the New Testament book of Colossians. This is […]
Helps for New Christians: Bible Reading – Part 3
Stick with reading your Bible regularly. Don’t let it go. Jesus is displayed in his glory in the text. Savor what it tells you, what it teaches you. You have been called into the faith, into learning Christ as a lifelong endeavor. Seek him in the pages, and you will find he is most glorious indeed.
Helps for New Christians: Bible Reading – Part 2
God has so written the Bible in such a way that it accomplishes his great and glorious purposes, even in the normal patterns of life for everyday people. He molds you and shapes you through what you read in the Scriptures.It is a book which truly does change you for the better.
Helps for New Christians: Bible Reading – Part 1
There are many things for the new Christian to learn. There is familiarity with a broad range of Bible stories. There is special vocabulary to learn. It’s not an insult to your intelligence to recognize that it takes time to pick up on all of these things. It is not simply or only a matter of having a body of knowledge. The life of a Christian is described frequently as a walk. It takes time and more time to grow to maturity, just as it does for a child to grow to adulthood. It is nothing to be ashamed of or to be defeated by.